North Korea Says US Conducted Nuclear Bomb Dropping Drill In South Korea

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World | Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: May 02, 2017 17:38 IST

North Korea said US has led an atomic bomb dropping drill in South Korea (Representational)

Pyongyang: North Korea on Tuesday said the US military has led an atomic bomb dropping drill in South Korea and called it a “to a great degree neglectful” move foretelling an atomic war on the Korean promontory.

“On May 1, the US settlers submitted one more military incitement of directing an atomic bomb dropping drill against the significant objects of North Korea in the sky over South Korea by bringing an arrangement of famous atomic vital bomb B-1B in the wake of Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 17 joint military drills,” Xinhua news refered to the KCNA as saying.

The report said the planes took off from Guam and “stealthily came in the sky over the East Sea of Korea to obtain the technique and method for the planned operation with the vital striking means, for example, atomic transporter and atomic sub”.

“What justifies a genuine consideration is that such a military amusement is in progress when (US President Donald) Trump and different war hawks are shouting out for making a pre-emptive atomic strike at North Korea for quite a while,” it said.

Strain has stayed high in the course of recent months between the US and North Korea over Washington’s danger to arrange a military assault upon Pyongyang for its atomic and rocket programs.

The US and South Korea additionally held their biggest so far joint military activities in the previous two months, while the USS Carl Vinson atomic plane carrying warship undertaking bunch has landed in the waters off the landmass for joint drills with the South Korean military.